ℹ️ Quick info
📅 When to go
Best period based on climate data · Open-Meteo
The dry season (November–March) is perfect: clear skies, warm but bearable temperatures. Avoid the monsoon (May–October) for heavy rain and flooding. April is the hottest month of the year.
💶 Costs
🛡️ Safety
The tuk-tuk takes you to a gem shop or tailor claiming the temples are closed. A classic scam.
How to avoid it: Ignore anyone who approaches you unprompted offering tours. Plan your own trips with Grab.
Many taxis quote inflated flat fares at airports and in tourist areas.
How to avoid it: Always say 'Meter please'. If they refuse, take the next one — or just use Grab.
Unofficial exchange counters in tourist areas offer terrible rates.
How to avoid it: Use ATMs or SuperRich (a reliable exchange chain in Bangkok).
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🚌 Transport
Thailand's Uber. Indispensable, fixed prices, no haggling.
Only use taxis that run the meter. Always insist: 'Meter please!'
Fun for short hops, but haggling is mandatory. Watch out for the "shopping detour" scam.
Great for Bangkok — fast and cheap. Buy the Rabbit Card.
🧳 What to pack
- Light, breathable clothing
- Covering clothes for temples
- High-SPF sunscreen
- Mosquito repellent (DEET)
- Comfortable shoes and sandals
- A waterproof bag for the beach
- A universal adapter
- Anti-diarrhoea medication
- Passport with at least 6 months' validity
- Return ticket (often checked on arrival)
- See your doctor about vaccinations (hepatitis A, typhoid)
- Download the Grab app before you go
- Local SIM at the airport (cheap and fast)
- Covering clothes for temples (shoulders and knees covered)
🎉 Seasonal highlights
The biggest water festival in the world. Everyone gets soaked in the streets. Bangkok and Chiang Mai are the best places to experience it, but be ready: it's beautiful chaos.
Paper lanterns rise into the sky and floating baskets drift on the water. Chiang Mai is the best spot: the sky fills with thousands of lights.
The ideal time for jungle trekking, visits to ethical elephant sanctuaries and motorbike tours through the mountains of Chiang Rai.
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